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SUMMARY:European Blues Challenge 2023 (Poland)
DESCRIPTION:The European Blues Challenge (EBC) is a competition produc
 ed by the European Blues Union for bands from over 20 countries that a
 re members of the EBU. Held annually since 2011, each year the EBC att
 racts more & more musicians and fans from all around Europe and the wo
 rld, creating a friendly platform for aspiring European blues bands to
  present themselves in front of a broad, international audience.\r\nIn
  2023 the EBC will, for the first time, take place in Chorzów, Poland
 , and will be an outdoor event!\r\nThe winners of the competition are 
 awarded by being booked to perform at Europe’s most prestigious fest
 ivals like Santa Maria Blues Festival (Azores), BB Blues Festival (Por
 tugal), Lucerne Blues Festival (Switzerland), Blues in Hell (Norway) a
 nd others (TBC soon).\r\nCHORZÓW is located in the heart of the Siles
 ian Metropolitan Area in the south of Poland. Once an industrial town 
 (home to now defunct two steel works, four coal mines and various othe
 r plants), Chorzów has over the last 30 years undergone a major trans
 formation, and is now known for its cultural events.\r\nBeing home to 
 Poland’s only blues magazine, „Twój Blues” Quarterly, and three
  annual blues festivals („Bluestracje” / April; “Front Porch Blu
 es” / July; „Blues Alive” / November), Chorzów has also through
 out years hosted numerous shows, including, but not limited to Shemeki
 a Copeland, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Joe Bonamassa, Beth Hart, as well as
  U2, Metallica, the Rolling Stones.\r\nChorzów’s other attractions 
 include a blues museum (Gruba Bluesa) and the „Prezydent” mining s
 haft and viewing platform — both a part of the „Sztygarka” compl
 ex, located in the post-industrial area of a now defunct coal mine; a 
 beautiful and extensive park („Park Śląski” / „Wojewódzki Par
 k Kultury i Wypoczynku w Chorzowie” encompassing a Zoo, „Legendia�
 �� amusement park, a planetarium, the Museum of Metallurgy, and other 
 attractions).\r\n\r\nTICKETS\r\nInfo: https://www.ebc2023.info Ticket
 s: https://biletyna.pl/koncert/European-Blues-Challenge/Chorzow\r\n\n
 \nFor more information visit https://blues.gr/events/european-blues-ch
 allenge-2023-ebc-2023
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CATEGORIES:blues, market, workshops
LOCATION:Chorzów, Poland
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ORGANIZER:European Blues Union
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